diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3d8b774e..9fdce021 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -50,38 +50,23 @@ jobs:
 
       # --- SSH setup ---
       - name: Setup SSH
-        env:
-          ALPHA_SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.ALPHA_SSH_KEY }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          echo "$ALPHA_SSH_KEY" | tr -d '\r' > ~/.ssh/id_deploy
+          echo "${{ secrets.ALPHA_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_deploy
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_deploy
-          cat >> ~/.ssh/config <<EOF
-          Host alpha
-            HostName alpha.mintel.me
-            User deploy
-            IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_deploy
-            StrictHostKeyChecking no
-          EOF
+          ssh-keyscan -H alpha.mintel.me >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
-      # --- Sync compose (yml OR yaml) ---
-      - name: Sync compose file
+      # --- Sync files ---
+      - name: Sync files to server
         run: |
-          ssh alpha "mkdir -p /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/"
-          scp ./docker-compose.y*ml alpha:/home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/
-
-      # --- Sync varnish config (optional) ---
-      - name: Sync varnish config
-        run: |
-          if [ -d ./varnish ]; then
-            ssh alpha "mkdir -p /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/varnish/"
-            scp -r ./varnish/* alpha:/home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/varnish/
-          fi
+          tar czf - docker-compose.y*ml $([ -d ./varnish ] && echo varnish) | \
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_deploy -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no deploy@alpha.mintel.me \
+          "mkdir -p /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/ && tar xzf - -C /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/"
 
       # --- Deploy ---
       - name: Deploy on server
         run: |
-          ssh alpha '
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_deploy -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no deploy@alpha.mintel.me '
             cd /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com &&
             (docker compose -f docker-compose.yml pull 2>/dev/null || docker compose -f docker-compose.yaml pull) &&
             docker image prune -f &&